First graders learn that colors have feelings — warm colors like red and orange feel cozy and bright, while cool colors like blue and green feel calm — and how to tell them apart.
Students will be able to…
Some colors feel warm like a sunny day, and some feel cool like the ocean! Can you tell warm colors from cool colors?
Project this and sort each color into a warm color or a cool color.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Some colors feel warm, some feel cool — can you tell?
Children explore.
Children create.
Children share.
Children respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts).
Describe how colors create a feeling.
Use warm and cool colors.
Perceive color groups.
Choose colors for a purpose.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children find a warm color and a cool color at home and name each. A printable warm-and-cool sheet is in the Arts library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.